SUSTAINABILITY<\/h1>\nThe Equalitas standard addresses sustainability according to the social, environmental and economic pillar approach.\u2028Each pillar is characterised by specific requirements and verifiable and measurable indicators.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/environmental-sustainability.png\" "\\"environmental-sustainability\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>REQUIREMENTS: INDICATORS<\/h1>\n<\/div> Biodiversity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Soil Biodiversity Index (SBI-bf) of the vineyard area;<\/li>\n
- Water Biodiversity Index (WBI-bf) of the holding area;<\/li>\n
- Lichen Biodiversity Index (LBI-bf) of the holding area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Carbon Footprint <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Defines and updates its organisational boundaries;<\/li>\n
- Develops a GHG balance\/inventory, updated annually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Water Footprint <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Defines and updates its organisational boundaries;<\/li>\n
- Defines and applies a monitoring and management programme for the water resources used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/social-and-environmental-sustainability.png\" "\\"social-and-environmental-sustainability\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>GOOD WORKING PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Good agricultural practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Soil management;<\/li>\n
- Fertility management;<\/li>\n
- Irrigation;<\/li>\n
- Plant management;<\/li>\n
- Defence management;<\/li>\n
- Harvest management;<\/li>\n
- Biodiversity management;<\/li>\n
- Prohibition to weed in between rows;<\/li>\n
- Exclusion of dangerous pesticides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Good winery and bottling practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Harvesting, wine-making and bottling;<\/li>\n
- Cleaning and sanitisation of premises and equipment;<\/li>\n
- Packaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/economic-sustainability.png\" "\\"economic-sustainability\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>GOOD ECONOMIC PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Good business practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Management control;<\/i><\/li>\n
- Demonstration of the economic investments made and supported for sustainability enhancement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Good economic practices for employees <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Worker Development Plan (wages, fairness, etc.);<\/li>\n
- Turn-over;<\/li>\n
- Financial incentives, also in view of the achievement of the environmental and social goals;<\/li>\n
- Meetings with the owners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Good economic practices for suppliers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Definire criteri per l\u2019equo prezzo dei prodotti acquistati;<\/li>\n
- Adeguamento alle nuove normative sui termini di pagamento massimi tollerabili.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/social-sustainability.png\" "\\"social-sustainability\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>GOOD SOCIAL PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Employees <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Workers\u2019 rights;<\/li>\n
- Matching qualifications with jobs;<\/li>\n
- The organisation promotes equal opportunities and youth employment;<\/li>\n
- No discrimination policy;<\/li>\n
- Welfare;<\/li>\n
- Monitoring and satisfaction question sheets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Training <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Personnel training programme;<\/li>\n
- Shared training policies and recording;<\/li>\n
- Third-party training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Community relations <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Questionnaire to bordering holdings, at least once every 3 years, to collect useful information for improving community relations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/communication-2.png\" "\\"communication\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>GOOD COMMUNICATION PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Policies;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Specific rules for ensuring grounded, truthful and transparent communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Sustainability report <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Based on the sustainability-enhancement activities and measures, results achieved and planned improvements;<\/li>\n
- Data distributed among all stakeholder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Declaration of conformity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- The organisation is authorised to brand itself as a \u201cSUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE\u201d according to the regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sostenibilita-accesso.png\" "\\"sostenibilita-accesso\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>STEP-BY-STEP ACCESS<\/h1>\n<\/div>INDICATORS<\/strong> \u00abBiodiversity, CFP, WFP\u00bb
\nwithin the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\nRECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong> \u00abR\u00bb
\n20% within the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\nMINOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> \u00abm\u00bb
\n50% within the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\nMAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> \u00abM\u00bb
\nAll at 100% from the effective date of the certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12517","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30950,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517\/revisions\/30950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>REQUIREMENTS: INDICATORS<\/h1>\n<\/div> Biodiversity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Soil Biodiversity Index (SBI-bf) of the vineyard area;<\/li>\n
- Water Biodiversity Index (WBI-bf) of the holding area;<\/li>\n
- Lichen Biodiversity Index (LBI-bf) of the holding area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Carbon Footprint <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Defines and updates its organisational boundaries;<\/li>\n
- Develops a GHG balance\/inventory, updated annually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Water Footprint <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Defines and updates its organisational boundaries;<\/li>\n
- Defines and applies a monitoring and management programme for the water resources used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
GOOD WORKING PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Good agricultural practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Soil management;<\/li>\n
- Fertility management;<\/li>\n
- Irrigation;<\/li>\n
- Plant management;<\/li>\n
- Defence management;<\/li>\n
- Harvest management;<\/li>\n
- Biodiversity management;<\/li>\n
- Prohibition to weed in between rows;<\/li>\n
- Exclusion of dangerous pesticides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Good winery and bottling practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Harvesting, wine-making and bottling;<\/li>\n
- Cleaning and sanitisation of premises and equipment;<\/li>\n
- Packaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
GOOD ECONOMIC PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Good business practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Management control;<\/i><\/li>\n
- Demonstration of the economic investments made and supported for sustainability enhancement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Good economic practices for employees <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Worker Development Plan (wages, fairness, etc.);<\/li>\n
- Turn-over;<\/li>\n
- Financial incentives, also in view of the achievement of the environmental and social goals;<\/li>\n
- Meetings with the owners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Good economic practices for suppliers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Definire criteri per l\u2019equo prezzo dei prodotti acquistati;<\/li>\n
- Adeguamento alle nuove normative sui termini di pagamento massimi tollerabili.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
GOOD SOCIAL PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Employees <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Workers\u2019 rights;<\/li>\n
- Matching qualifications with jobs;<\/li>\n
- The organisation promotes equal opportunities and youth employment;<\/li>\n
- No discrimination policy;<\/li>\n
- Welfare;<\/li>\n
- Monitoring and satisfaction question sheets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Training <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Personnel training programme;<\/li>\n
- Shared training policies and recording;<\/li>\n
- Third-party training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Community relations <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Questionnaire to bordering holdings, at least once every 3 years, to collect useful information for improving community relations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
GOOD COMMUNICATION PRACTICES<\/h1>\n<\/div> Policies;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Specific rules for ensuring grounded, truthful and transparent communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Sustainability report <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Based on the sustainability-enhancement activities and measures, results achieved and planned improvements;<\/li>\n
- Data distributed among all stakeholder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Declaration of conformity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n- The organisation is authorised to brand itself as a \u201cSUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE\u201d according to the regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
STEP-BY-STEP ACCESS<\/h1>\n<\/div>INDICATORS<\/strong> \u00abBiodiversity, CFP, WFP\u00bb
\nwithin the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\nRECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong> \u00abR\u00bb
\n20% within the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\nMINOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> \u00abm\u00bb
\n50% within the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\nMAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> \u00abM\u00bb
\nAll at 100% from the effective date of the certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12517","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30950,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517\/revisions\/30950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Biodiversity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Carbon Footprint <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Water Footprint <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Good agricultural practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Good winery and bottling practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Good business practices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Good economic practices for employees <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Good economic practices for suppliers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Employees <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Training <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Community relations <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Policies;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Sustainability report <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Declaration of conformity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n INDICATORS<\/strong> \u00abBiodiversity, CFP, WFP\u00bb RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong> \u00abR\u00bb MINOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> \u00abm\u00bb MAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> \u00abM\u00bb\n
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\nwithin the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\n
\n20% within the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\n
\n50% within the 3-year term of validity of the certification.<\/p>\n
\nAll at 100% from the effective date of the certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12517","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30950,"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12517\/revisions\/30950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equalitas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}